With “Outfitumentary,” Ms. Hardy, 45, who exhibited sculptures, photography and a fashion show at the 2012 Whitney Biennial, seemed to anticipate the prevalence of “fit pics,” “outfit of the day” photos and selfies on social media. But the film is also a fascinating self-portrait of Ms. Hardy’s gender expression in a specific time and place.…
DURHAM, N.C. — The chef Ricky Moore was 10 years old when his maternal grandmother, Bernice McClease Loftin introduced him to a tradition that would define his professional trajectory — and his holiday celebrations. For more than seven years, Ms. Loftin would hand Mr. Moore, her eldest grandchild, a cold 16-ounce glass bottle of Pepsi…
Style Points is a weekly column about how fashion intersects with the wider world. “I had a friend who was going back to work, who’d had a baby and was let go during the pandemic. And she literally said to me, ‘Will you just send me five links and I’ll buy those things?’” That was…
Case counts of Covid, the flu and R.S.V. are ticking up. Here’s what you need to know if you’re planning on flying during the holiday season.
Courtesy/Yousra Attia There are perhaps few universal truths in the sport of skiing, but this is one of them: If your winter gear can’t handle the challenge, then neither can you. I’ve been skiing since I was a toddler, and I’ve spent enough days powering through -5 degree weather to know a well-insulated women’s ski…
As the pandemic spread across the United States in 2020, the number of children who were killed rose precipitously, as did the number injured by firearms, scientists reported in two studies on Monday. A majority of the homicides were among Black children, and almost half were among children in the southern United States. Each of…
For a new angle on the traditional Feast of the Seven Fishes dinner on Christmas Eve, a Southern Italian custom, consider serving an assortment of tinned seafood. Island Creek Oyster Farm in Duxbury, Mass., now imports high-quality tinned seafood from Conservas Mariscadora in Galicia, Spain. The varieties include clams, razor clams, scallops and mussels, all…
Who owns panettone? In the last decade, the Christmas classic has burst its Italian borders and gained a global profile. Like Basque burnt cheesecake and French croissants, panettone is being tested and transformed far from home, with new flavors like black sesame, Aperol spritz and cacio e pepe. There are Japanese versions leavened with sake…
Susannah Rosen, 8, spent much of her childhood in hospitals in New York City as doctors documented the gradual loss of her ability to stand, walk and see. But on a visit this October, her parents thought for the first time that she might leave the hospital better off than before. That’s when surgeons infused…
Let me start by saying this: well done. You’re here, which means you either already exercise or are looking to start, so good for you. Way to take care of your body and mind! From HIIT to weight training, there’s no shortage of ways to work out. It’s a matter of finding a type of…